According to a report which will come before the committee: “The proposed hotel would provide 125 rooms and accommodate approx. 288 guests. It would be accessed from the entrance to George House, adjacent to Fisher House. A large amount of brickwork will be removed and replaced with a glazed wall to demarcate the entrance.

Plans for the 125-room hotel in Lion's Yard

“A new single storey structure is proposed to accommodate the nightclub entrance. The entrance is proposed adjacent to the ground floor entrance to Lion House and would include acoustic treatments to minimise any noise spillage.”

Ballare is one of the busiest clubs in the city. According to the Cambridge Retail and Leisure Update Study 2013, the club caters for 35 per cent of the total nightclub capacity in Cambridge.

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Speaking earlier this year, Henry Webber, associate asset manager at Aberdeen Standard investments, said moving the club would help make the most out of the space available. He said the new basement location would be far better suited for a large nightclub.

Existing shops near St Andrew’s Church are set for demolition, and a new roof terrace looking over St Andrews Church is also planned, as well as a new shopping centre facade for the St Andrews Street Entrance of Lion Yard.